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  • 1. Which film did Paranormal Activity surpass to become the most profitable film of all time?
A) Apollo 18
B) The Last Exorcism
C) The Devil Inside
D) The Blair Witch Project
  • 2. Which film is mentioned as an example of a film that used audience reaction trailers for marketing?
A) The Marked Ones
B) The Ghost Dimension
C) World War Z
D) Paranormal Entity
  • 3. What is the title of the mockbuster created by The Asylum based on Paranormal Activity?
A) Tokyo Night
B) Paranormal Entity
C) A Haunted House
D) The Lost Soul
  • 4. In what year was the Japanese sequel Paranormal Activity 2: Tokyo Night released?
A) 2010
B) 2011
C) 2009
D) 2012
  • 5. Who performed a spoof of the film at the 82nd Academy Awards?
A) The cast of The Last Exorcism
B) Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin
C) Scott Lobdell and Mark Badger
D) The Asylum producers
  • 6. What was the title of the digital comic released for the iPhone in 2009?
A) Paranormal Activity: The Search for Katie
B) Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
C) Paranormal Activity: Tokyo Night
D) Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul
  • 7. Who wrote the digital comic Paranormal Activity: The Search for Katie?
A) Scott Lobdell
B) Alec Baldwin
C) Mark Badger
D) Steve Martin
  • 8. Which company released the video game Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul?
A) Paramount+
B) The Asylum
C) Sony
D) VRWerx
  • 9. Which platforms can play Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul?
A) Mobile devices only
B) PC only
C) Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation 4
D) Xbox and Nintendo Switch
  • 10. When was Paranormal Activity 3 released?
A) 2011
B) 2010
C) 2014
D) 2012
  • 11. What is the subtitle of the fifth installment and spin-off released in 2014?
A) The Marked Ones
B) The Lost Soul
C) Next of Kin
D) The Ghost Dimension
  • 12. Which film served as a reboot released in October 2021?
A) Next of Kin
B) The Ghost Dimension
C) Paranormal Entity
D) The Marked Ones
  • 13. What is the expected release date for the eighth installment of the series?
A) May 21, 2027
B) 2013
C) 2015
D) October 2021
  • 14. Which film genre became a trend following the success of Paranormal Activity?
A) Supernatural comedy
B) Found footage
C) Slasher
D) Psychological thriller
  • 15. Which parody film was released in 2013?
A) A Haunted House
B) The Woman in Black
C) The Last Exorcism
D) Paranormal Entity
  • 16. On what date did Paranormal Activity first open in theaters?
A) October 16, 2009
B) September 25, 2009
C) October 1, 2009
D) October 9, 2009
  • 17. How many theaters showed the film on its opening day?
A) 12
B) 600
C) 33
D) 160
  • 18. What was the total box-office gross on the film's opening day?
A) $532,242
B) $77,873
C) $2.7 million
D) $36,146
  • 19. How many theaters showed the film on October 1, 2009?
A) 160
B) 33
C) 12
D) 600
  • 20. What was the 10-day total gross for the film?
A) $776,763
B) $33.2 million
C) $107.9 million
D) $194.2 million
  • 21. How many theaters was the film expanded to for the weekend of October 9–11?
A) 1,945
B) 33
C) 600
D) 160
  • 22. Which film grossed more than Paranormal Activity during the weekend of October 9-11?
A) The Sixth Sense
B) Saw VI
C) Couples Retreat
D) The Blair Witch Project
  • 23. How many additional theaters was the film expanded to on the weekend of October 16, 2009?
A) 600
B) 3,036
C) 160
D) 1,945
  • 24. What was the total gross of the film by the weekend of October 16, 2009?
A) $107.9 million
B) $33.2 million
C) $19.6 million
D) $7.9 million
  • 25. On the weekend of October 23, 2009, which film did Paranormal Activity beat for the first place spot?
A) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
B) Saw VI
C) Couples Retreat
D) Zombieland
  • 26. What was the total domestic gross for Paranormal Activity?
A) $86.3 million
B) $78 million
C) $107.9 million
D) $194.2 million
  • 27. What was the total foreign market gross for the film?
A) $78 million
B) $194.2 million
C) $86.3 million
D) $107.9 million
  • 28. What was the total worldwide gross for Paranormal Activity?
A) $78 million
B) $194.2 million
C) $107.9 million
D) $86.3 million
  • 29. What did The Hollywood Reporter estimate the net profit of the film to be?
A) $194.2 million
B) $33.2 million
C) $78 million
D) $107.9 million
  • 30. How many theaters showed the film on the weekend of October 23, 2009?
A) 160
B) 3,036
C) 600
D) 1,945
  • 31. What is Katie holding when she returns to the bedroom in the original ending?
A) A large kitchen knife
B) A photograph
C) A crucifix
D) A hammer
  • 32. At what time does Katie's friend leave a concerned message?
A) 12pm
B) 2pm
C) 5pm
D) 9pm
  • 33. What happens when the friend discovers Micah's body downstairs?
A) She runs away in panic
B) She faints
C) She confronts Katie
D) She calls the police
  • 34. How long after the friend finds the body do the police enter the house?
A) Two hours
B) One hour
C) Five minutes
D) Thirty minutes
  • 35. What does Katie ask for when the police officers find her?
A) Micah
B) A lawyer
C) Help
D) Her friend
  • 36. What event causes one of the officers to panic and kill Katie?
A) Katie attacks the officer
B) A window breaks
C) Katie screams
D) The attic door slams by itself
  • 37. Where was the original ending exclusively shown in 2007?
A) Screamfest Film Festival
B) Sundance Film Festival
C) Toronto International Film Festival
D) Cannes Film Festival
  • 38. Which company released a special edition Blu-ray containing the full original ending?
A) Second Sight Films
B) DreamWorks
C) Blumhouse Productions
D) Paramount Pictures
  • 39. What is the nickname given to the original cut of the film?
A) The Lost Cut
B) Director's Cut
C) Festival Cut
D) Original Version
  • 40. What happens to the camera at the end of the original ending?
A) It falls to the floor
B) It fades to black
C) It is smashed
D) It stops recording
  • 41. Who directed the 2007 film Paranormal Activity?
A) Katie Featherston
B) Micah Sloat
C) Steven Spielberg
D) Oren Peli
  • 42. What was the original production budget of Paranormal Activity?
A) $1,000,000
B) $15,000
C) $200,000
D) $350,000
  • 43. Which company acquired the film from Oren Peli?
A) Sony Pictures
B) Warner Bros
C) Universal Pictures
D) DreamWorks Pictures
  • 44. Where does the couple in the film live?
A) New York City
B) Chicago
C) San Diego
D) Los Angeles
  • 45. What kind of entity does Dr. Fredrichs suggest is haunting Katie?
A) A shadow person
B) A demon
C) A poltergeist
D) A ghost
  • 46. What substance does Micah sprinkle in the hallway to track movement?
A) Salt
B) Sand
C) Baby powder
D) Flour
  • 47. What object does Micah bring into the house against Katie's wishes?
A) A tarot deck
B) A Ouija board
C) A voodoo doll
D) A mirror
  • 48. What does Micah find in the attic hatch?
A) A diary
B) A burnt photograph
C) A doll
D) A cassette tape
  • 49. What is the specific cost of the film's new ending?
A) $350,000
B) $15,000
C) $50,000
D) $200,000
  • 50. What physical evidence does Micah find on Katie's back?
A) A bruise
B) A bite mark
C) A scratch
D) A burn
  • 51. What technique did Peli use instead of a real script?
A) Scriptless improv
B) Method acting
C) Cold reading
D) Retroscripting
  • 52. How many people did Peli audition for the roles?
A) Less than fifty
B) Exactly ten
C) Over a thousand
D) A few hundred
  • 53. Where did the principal photography take place?
A) Hollywood Hills
B) A studio in Burbank
C) Rancho Peñasquitos
D) Downtown San Diego
  • 54. How much were Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat originally paid?
A) $250
B) $1,000
C) $500
D) $5,000
  • 55. What was Micah Sloat's prior experience with cameras?
A) He was a wedding videographer
B) He was a university TV station cameraman
C) He had no experience
D) He was a professional film editor
  • 56. How long was the shooting schedule for the film?
A) Seven days
B) Three weeks
C) Forty-eight hours
D) One month
  • 57. Who was the Miramax Films Senior Executive that saw the DVD?
A) Jason Blum
B) Adam Goodman
C) Kirill Baru
D) Steven Spielberg
  • 58. Why did the test screening audience start walking out?
A) They disliked the acting
B) The audio quality was poor
C) They were bored by the film
D) They were too frightened
  • 59. In the theatrical release, what feature was unique to its ending?
A) A longer duration
B) A cameo appearance
C) A voiceover narration
D) Visual effects
  • 60. Where did the actors find the casting call?
A) A talent agency bulletin
B) LACasting
C) Social media
D) A newspaper ad
  • 61. Who was the DreamWorks executive who finally cut a deal with Blum and Peli?
A) Jason Blum
B) Adam Goodman
C) Stacey Snider
D) Steven Spielberg
  • 62. On what date was Paranormal Activity screened at the Slamdance Film Festival?
A) September 6, 2009
B) January 18, 2008
C) October 14, 2007
D) September 25, 2009
  • 63. Which city was the only one of the twelve college towns that did not sell out on September 25, 2009?
A) State College, Pennsylvania
B) Seattle, Washington
C) Boulder, Colorado
D) Madison, Wisconsin
  • 64. What event caused the screening in State College, Pennsylvania to not sell out?
A) A Penn State football game
B) A scheduling conflict
C) Severe weather
D) A local festival
  • 65. What website did Paramount use to allow fans to vote on where the film would be released?
A) Paramount.com
B) Eventful
C) Twitter
D) Peli.com
  • 66. When did the Eventful.com counter hit the required number of requests?
A) October 10
B) October 6
C) October 9
D) September 28
  • 67. What social media platform was used for the 'TweetYourScream' campaign?
A) Twitter
B) Eventful
C) Facebook
D) Instagram
  • 68. In which country was the film released on VHS in 2010?
A) The Netherlands
B) United Kingdom
C) United States
D) Canada
  • 69. Which of these cities was explicitly mentioned as hosting a screening on September 25, 2009?
A) Chicago
B) New York
C) Los Angeles
D) Boulder, Colorado
  • 70. What is the approval rating of the film on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 68%
B) 82%
C) 90%
D) 72%
  • 71. How many reviews were used to calculate the Rotten Tomatoes approval rating?
A) 100
B) 500
C) 24
D) 209
  • 72. How many critics contributed to the Metacritic score?
A) 24
B) 10
C) 209
D) 100
  • 73. What rating did Owen Gleiberman from Entertainment Weekly give the film?
A) B
B) A-
C) C
D) A+
  • 74. What ranking did Bloody Disgusting give Paranormal Activity on its list of the 'Top 20 Horror Films of the Decade'?
A) 16th
B) 1st
C) 10th
D) 20th
  • 75. Who described the film as an 'excruciatingly tedious YouTube gag'?
A) Michael Carter
B) Bill Gibron
C) David Stratton
D) Marc Savlov
  • 76. Which critic called the film 'a waste of time in both concept and execution'?
A) Roger Ebert
B) James Berardinelli
C) Bill Gibron
D) Owen Gleiberman
  • 77. For which award was the film nominated in 2009?
A) Best First Feature
B) Best Screenplay
C) Best Picture
D) Best Director
  • 78. Who criticized the film for its reliance on 'cheap jump scares'?
A) Owen Gleiberman
B) Michael Carter
C) James Berardinelli
D) Roger Ebert
  • 79. What kind of setting does the film take place in, according to the review by Bloody Disgusting?
A) A secluded cabin
B) A modern apartment
C) A cookie-cutter tract home
D) A haunted mansion
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